Height increasing shoe



May 1.4, 1940. A. EHRICH I HEIGHT INCREASING SHOE F'iled sept. 2, 1938ATTORN EY the foon.

' trated with a side portion thereof broken away Patented May 1.4, 1940UNITED STATES PATENT -OFFICE HEIGHT INCREASING SHOE Amelia Ehi-ich, NewYork, N. Y. Application September 2, 1938, Serial No. 228,085

3 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a heightincreasing shoe.

The invention has for an object the construction of a shoe in whichpaddingmaterial is armanner so as to increase the apparent height of aperson wearing the shoe to give the wearer apparent added stature andsimultaneously tilt the body of the wearer forward on the ball of Inconjunction with the pad it is pyroposed to increase the height of theIback portion of the shoe upper so that the shoe may be properly engagedon the foot even' though there is the addition of the'pad therein.

More specifically. the invention proposes the provision of a pad of corkor other suitable material interposed between the inner sole and theouter sole for accomplishing the feature previously referred to.

height increasing As another object of this invention it is proposed toconstruct a pad in various ways to accomplish the same result.

Still further the invention contemplatesthe' use of an adjusting meansby' of the pad may be controlled.

which the height For further comprehension of the invention, and of theobjects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the followingdescription and accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims inwhich the various novel features of-the invention are more particularlyset forth.

In the accompanying drawingA forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a shoe constructed according tothis invention and illusto show the interior pad in section.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the inner sole, per se, shown with thepad attached.

Fig. 3 is a-,fragmentary elevationalview of a shoeconstructed accordingto a modification of line 5--5 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is avfragrnentary side elevationall view of another shoeconstructed according to a still further embodiment of this invention, aportion thereof being broken away to parts.

Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional v line l-ll of Fig. 6.

disclose interior iew, taken onthe (Cl. ERG-8.5)

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary rear view of Fig. 6, looking in the direction ofthe arrows 8 8.

Fig. 9 is av sectional view taken on the line 9-9 of Fig. 8.

The height increasing shoe, according to this 5 invention, includes ashoe upper I0 mounted-upon an outer sole II and heel I2. An inner soleI3 is disposed within the shoe upper. A pad I4 is interposed between theinner and 'outerl soles and extends from the aren area. of the shoe tothe 10 heel, and increases gradually in thickness to the rear edge ofthe heel. The shoe upper I0 is constructed of additional height, so thatthere is sufficient room between the upper face of the inner sole I3 andthe top edge of the upper to properly secure the shoe upon the foot.-The dot and dash lines A indicate the normal height of a,v shoe upper ofthe particular type of shoe illustrated. The extra material above theline A indicates the additional material of the shoe upper neededaccording to this invention.

The pad I0 preferably should be constructed of cork but may be of anyother suitable material. It is advisable that the pad I4 be permanentlyattached to the lower face of the inner sole'l3 as clearly shown in Fig.2. This may be accomplished with glue or other cementing material, or bysewing.

The shoe when worn gives the appearancerof a conventional shoe. Theadvantage of the pad construction resides in the fact that a personsapparent height may be increased by the use of this shoe. This isachieved because of the extra thickness of the pad I4. It should benoted that the pad It is disposed within the shoe and therefore does notadd to the height of the heel I2.

InFigs. 3 and5 inclusive a modified form of the invention has beendisclosed which distinguishes from the prior form in the construction ofthe pad.4 According to this form of the invention the shoe is providedwith a pad consisting of a relatively thin pad 24 of cork or othersuitable material secured to the bottom face of the inner sole I3, and ametallic or other frame 25 interposed between the bottom of the pad 2Band the outer sole Il -of the shoe. This frame 25 'consists ofsuperimposed horizontal U-shaped arms 25a and 25 held in relativelyspaced positions by brace portions 256. Because of the hollowconstruction of the frame or other suitable light material. the shoewill not be unduly heavy. The cork or other suitable pad 2d comprises asuflicient cushion so that the frame 25 is'not annoying when the shoe isWorn.

In Figs. 6 and 'l another modied form of the 55 tom face of the pad 34at the heel area. Thisv plate 35 is formed with a groove 36. A slide.31is slidably mounted in this groove. This slide 31 is pivotally connectedwith a lug 38 mounted upon the top of a tubular member 39. Thistubularmember extends downwards and is formed with internal threads. A screw 40is rotatively supported in a bracket Il mounted upon the bottom face ofthe heel I2. This screw 40 threadedly engages the tubular member 39.

The height of the padded portion of the shoe may be varied to suit onescomfort by turning the screw 40. This may be accomplished by the use ofa screw driver engaging the slotted headed end of the screw. When thescrew 40 is turned in one direction it will cause the tubular member 39to move in one direction, for example to increase the thickness of thepadded portion of the shoe. The screw may be turned in the otherdrection to decrease the padded portion.

The shoe upper I0, may be provided with a semi-elastic insert l,consisting of a thinned sheet of leather 42 and an elastic backing sheet43, cemented or otherwise adhered to the thinned leather sheet I2. 'I'hesemi-elastic insert is stitched as at M or otherwise secured to theupper rear edge of the shoe upper I0, to form a yielding arrangementwhich permits the shoe to snugly hug the foot, also to facilitate thepulling of the shoe on, and removal` of the shoefrom the wearers foot.Continued wearing of the shoe causes the leather in the 'counter portionto become stretched forming a gap between the counter portion of theshoe and the heel of the foot which is taken up by the elastic insertcausing 'the counter portion of the shoe to snugly fit the foot. Thisinsert may also be located at any other portion of the shoe upper. Itisto be understood that the padding may be of any suitable material. suchas cork, rubber, felt, etc. Also that the shoe may be used without anysemi-elastic insert whatsoever.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of myinvention. it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modifications coming within the scope of the invention asdened in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention. whatI claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters 'Patent is:

1. In a shoe having a' heel. an inner sole. and an outerv sole, a padinterposed between said soles in the vicinity of said heel and havingits front end secured in position and its rear end free and spaced fromsaid outer sole to be moved upwards and downwards about the securedpoint as a pivot to correspondingly move and support said inner sole, aplate xedly mounted on the bottom face of said pad adjacent the rear endthereof, a tubular member extending substantially at right angles tosaid pad and located below said plate. means in said heel for movingsaid tubular member vertically upwards and downwards and a slidepivotally mounted on the top end of said tubular member and engaging agroove formed in the bottom face of said plate for connecting saidtubular member to said plate so that as said tubular member movesvertically upwards and downwards said slide slides relative tosaid plateto correspondingly move the free rear end of said pad.

2. In a shoe having avheel, an inner sole, and an outerv sole, a padinterposed between said soles in the yvicinity of said heel and havingits front end secured in position and its rear end free and spaced fromsaid outer sole to be moved upwards and downwards about the securedpoint as a pivot to correspondingly move and support said inner sole, aplate fixedly mounted on the bottom face of said pad adjacent the rearend thereof, a tubular member extending substantially at right angles tosaid pad and located below said plate, means in said heel for movingsaid tubular member vertically upwards and downwards and a slidepivotally mounted on the top end of said tubular member and engaging agroove formed in the bottom face of said plate for connecting saidtubular member to said plate so that assaid tubular member movesvertically upwardsiand downwards said slide slides rela- `tive to saidplate to correspondingly move the free rear end of said pad, said groovebeing extended parallel to the length of said shoe. A

3. In a shoe having a heel. an inner sole, and an outer sole, a padinterposed between said soles in the vicinity of said heel and havingits front end secured in position and its rear end free and spaced fromsaid outer sole to be moved upwards and downwards about the securedpoint as a pivot to correspondingly move and support said inner sole, aplate flxedly mounted on the hottom face of said pad adjacent the rearend there-- of, a tubular member extending substantially at right anglesto said pad and located below said plate, means in said heel for movingsaid tubular member vertically upwards and downwards and a slidepivotally mounted on the top end of said tubular member and engaging agroove formed in the bottom face of said plate for connecting saidtubular member to said plate so that as said tubular member movesvertically vupwards and downwards said Aslide slides relative to saidplate to correspondinglymove the free rear end of said pad, said.meansrcomprisinga screw having its head i'otativelysupported in saidheel and its shank portion threadedlyengaged into said tubular member.

AMELIA EHRICH.

